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ICE is your research and development partner for the solution of complex flow problems regarding:

• Flows in Complex Geometries
• Flows through Porous Media
• Fluid-structure Interaction
• Multiphase Flows
• Non-Newtonian Fluids
• Reactive Flows
• Particle Laden Flows
• Flows through human nose and paranasal sinus

Flows in Complex Geometries

Large scale CFD problems can be solved using the ICE parallel computing environment. This includes the simulation of rotating geometries such as mixers, gear boxes, as well as rotor stator interactions in turbo machinery applications.

Flows through Porous Media

OpenFOAM is also well suited for the simulation of porous media flow problems. Multiphase capillary flows even for large density ratios of the faces can be simulated via ICE proprietary software. ...more

Fluid-structure Interaction

Based on the open source software OpenFOAM unique solutions have been developed for the simulation of fluid-structure interaction problems. There is no need to use different software for the fluid and structure part and eventually different computational approaches. One single computational mesh and one solver can be used for the solution of the complete problem. ...more

Multiphase Flows

The proven expertise of ICE includes the computation of free surface flows, based on the Volume of Fluid method ( VoF), nanoscale and large non-spherical particle simulations via the method of moments ( MoM) and Lagrangian algorithms respectively. ...more

Non-Newtonian Fluids

State of the art rheological models based on upper convected Maxwell models are used to simulate time dependent highly viscous flows. Complete user tailored software extensions for commercial CFD software, e.g. FLUENT, are available. ...more

Reactive Flows

Experimental data obtained under laboratory conditions can most of the time not be directly used to simulate turbulent combustion processes and reaction kinetics in engineering applications such as engines and furnaces. ICE has developed a novel approach to optimize reaction algorithms for these applications. ...more

Particle Laden Flows

ICE offers top know how in the field of simulation of particle laden flows. In-house developed, OpenFOAM based software is used to calculate large, non-spherical, Lagrangian particle motion in laminar flow fields. A similar ICE code can handle suspended particle clouds within turbulent, chemically aggressive environments where intense heat flux and combustion processes take place. ...more

Flows through human nose and paranasal sinus

The bases of the CFD simulation of nose and paranasal sinus flows are computer tomography images. Those are converted into a three-dimensional surface model, which is essential for the generation of a computer model.
Supported by CFD simulations the flow through nose and paranasal sinuses is calculated and visualized afterwards. ...more